The next day.
Pushing open the door, Jiang Ning saw two Marquis Mansion maids waiting respectfully outside.
"My lord!"
When the two graceful maids saw Jiang Ning emerge, they both half-crouched and bowed.
Jiang Ning raised his head and glanced at the horizon.
The sky was faintly hazy, and clouds still drifted among the distant mountains.
"Bring me some water to wash up. Then the two of you can go back and rest!" he said to the two maids waiting outside.
"Thank you for your kindness, my lord, but we servants are already used to this. There's no need for us to rest!" one of the maids immediately replied.
Jiang Ning nodded and said no more.
A moment later.
One of the maids carried a pure-silver basin filled with warm water and a towel, while the other brought a Golden Thread toothbrush.
Jiang Ning glanced at them, unmoved inside.
Two pure-silver basins, and a wooden handle wrapped with horsehair and Golden Thread.
Both looked extremely luxurious, but for a Marquis, they were utterly commonplace.
A Marquis—and one who also held real power, capable of becoming an army by himself.
To such a figure, gold and silver were nothing more than a pile of numbers.
Once the Martial Path reached a certain level and one advanced further, the precious resources required could no longer be bought with gold and silver.
Their value lay not in their expense, but in their rarity.
Some exceedingly precious resources could no longer be obtained simply by paying money. They had to be exchanged for.
Jiang Ning took the Golden Thread toothbrush from the maid and dipped it in fine salt.
A moment later, he finished washing up.
After arriving in the courtyard, he continued practicing his sword.
He was waiting for word from the